The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

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When dissected and studied under a microscope, the three groups also looked different, with very different genitalia. The study now identifies three species of Sydney funnel-web spider ...

Researchers have discovered that one of Australia’s largest and deadliest spiders is actually three different species, and one of them […] The post Researchers Have Identified This Australian Spider ...

The scientists dissected the sperm receptacles of females and scrutinised differences in their structure under microscopes ... spiders. “So if you translate that to the Newcastle funnel-web ...

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The deadly 3.54-inch-long spider Atrax christenseni is among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans.